Alpenfest Honors Luncheon tickets now available

June 07, 2011

GAYLORD — Each July, the Gaylord community gathers for the Alpenfest Honors Luncheon to celebrate and honor the year’s most worthy citizens and organizations for their contributions to the well being of the Alpine Village and to the success of Alpenfest.

Tickets for this exclusive event are now on sale from the annual festival’s host, the Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce.

The event, which serves as the official kickoff to five days of Alpenfest fun, will be held Tuesday, July 12, at the Otsego Club’s Special Event Center and will pay tribute to the United Way, the 2011 Honored Industry; Parade Marshal Dean Johnson; and der Buergermeister Bill Granlund, as well as the presentation of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) award. The celebration will begin at noon and will conclude around 2 p.m.

Sponsored by the Alpenfest Honor’s Luncheon Committee and the Alpenfest board of directors, only 325 tickets will be sold to the luncheon. Tickets are $20 and must be purchased by 5 p.m. July 8. No tickets will be available at the door.

Tickets can be purchased by calling Karen Lamb at the Gaylord Area Chamber of Commerce, 732-6333, or stopping by the chamber office at 101 W. Main St. in downtown Gaylord.